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January 2009 Newsletter
Next meeting:
The January meeting will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, at the back
patio of the Cedar Door, 201 Brazos St.
AfH Austin has a lot going on. Don't you want to help?
Remember: Volunteering with AfH is a great way to get IDP or
Continuing Education hours.
Project Updates:
1) Park benches, Dottie Jordan Park, Austin
This project to incorporate benches/seating at the tennis courts at
Dottie Jordan Park is under way. We will be applying for an Austin
Parks Foundation grant, which has a Feb. 13 deadline. Be part of the
design team! At the Jan. 21 meeting we ll have design guidelines, and
anyone who wants to help come up with the preliminary design to
include with the grant application can come to a charrette on Jan.
28.
2) Atemajac Church, Atemajac, Mexico
This project is back on schedule after a brief delay at the end of
2008. We now have two months for research and precedent study before
the site visit in March. We are looking for a small handful of
volunteers to help with precedent studies, historical research and
general pre-design planning. At this month s meeting we will go over
the specifics of the project and hopefully get a few people together
to start work immediately.
3) Windsor Community Garden Project, Austin
This project will be soon starting at full force. We will need
volunteers for design, raising funds and construction. If you are
interested in being involved in this project, contact Aaron Chevalley
at aa...@afhaustin.org.
The 2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classrooms
This year's Open Architecture Challenge invites teachers, students
and design professionals to work together to design the classroom of
the future for their school. It's an opportunity for faculty and
students to partner with designers to create a safer, healthier and
more sustainable learning environment and win funding to build or
upgrade a classroom in their school. For complete details, go here
<http://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/challenge>
.
If you are interested in participating in this competition but need a
school or architect to partner with, contact nic...@afhaustin.org.
Presentation by AfH Austin at the 2009 Aggie Workshop
Samara and Fred will be giving a presentation at Texas A&M University
to the Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning Department entitled
"Sustainable Super Heroes: Social Justice and its Integral Role in
Conservation." If anyone is interested in attending, the workshop
runs Feb. 20-21. Check out their website <http://aggieworkshop.org>
.
Did You Know?
With schools being the focus of the new Open Architecture Challenge,
here are some related resources. Natural light has been shown to
improve student performance. Here s a Q&A
<http://www.schoolconstructionnews.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=86E03AC2EC4B4A00843270C8C92B5A9D&nm=Archives&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=E5F044EEA8D8464CBC1F97B8FE4E4D68>
with a researcher on the project analyzing the impact of daylight.
This guide
<http://www.healthyschools.org/documents/School_Design_Guide.pdf>
to healthy school design includes interesting facts, such as
Schools are four times as densely occupied as commercial office
space.
Thanks for reading!
Architecture for Humanity Austin
http://www.afhaustin.org
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